Linnie M Golightly, MD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Infectious Diseases (Medicine)

Contact & profiles

Appointments

Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical MedicinePrimary
Medicine · 2025–
Associate Professor of Medicine in Microbiology and Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology · 2007–
Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Past Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medicine · 2007–2025
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medicine · 2003–2007
Assistant Professor of Medicine in Microbiology and Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology · 2000–2007

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Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine · 1997–2003

Centers

Clinical & Translational Science Center

Education

M.D., Medicine
Cornell University Medical College, 1983
B.A.
Wayne State University, 1979

Overview

Dr. Golightly received her BA degree in Biology from Wayne State University and her MD degree from Cornell University Medical College. She subsequently trained in Internal Medicine at Harlem Hospital where she also served as Chief Resident. She obtained her Infectious Disease training at the Harvard Combined Infectious Disease Training Program (Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and post-doctoral research training in molecular parasitology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Golightly served as a medical attending and infectious disease specialist at the Beth Israel Hospital while on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She subsequently returned to New York and established a research laboratory at the Weill Medical College. Dr. Golightly is active in training the next generation of physician-scientists. She has served as program director for the Infectious Disease Fellowship Training Program, Director of the second year medical student Basis of Disease (BOD) course in Infectious Diseases and the Ben Kean Course in Tropical Medicine. She is an active teacher in Global Health at the Ithaca Campus and is a member of the International Committee, which provides oversight for WCMC international electives. She attends on the infectious disease consult service.

Highlights

1
eLife · 2020
MLMarcus Lambert MTMartin T. Wells LMLinnie M Golightly
PMID: 31898935PMCID: PMC6977964DOISenior author68 citations
2
Studies in graduate and postdoctoral education · 2023
MLMarcus Lambert LMLinnie M Golightly
PMID: 40034811PMCID: PMC11875552DOISenior author14 citations
3
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
RLRadhika Lu Sundararajan LMLinnie M Golightly
PMID: 40359911PMCID: PMC12225555DOISenior author

Publications

Funding

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Active

2 grants

MPI
In vitro modeling of blood brain barrier dysfunction on a chip to elucidate the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2021–2027
R61HL154310-02
KP
Clinical and Translational Science Center - UL1
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · 2017–2027· 2 renewals
UL1TR002384-06

Completed grants (8)

MPI
Career Advancement for Research in Health Equity
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities · 2019–2025Training
T37MD014220-05
Sub-PI
UJMT LAUNCH: Training the next generation of leaders in global health research
Fogarty International Center · 2022–2024 · via University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
D43TW009340-12
MPI
Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Global Health Fellowship Consortium - -Expanding Diversity for Global Equity (EDGE) (VUMC 99377)
Fogarty International Center · 2017–2024 · via Vanderbilt University Medical Center· 2 renewals
D43TW009337-11S2
Co-I
Weill Cornell Medicine Diversity Center of Excellence
Health Resources and Services Administration · 2018–2024
5 D34 HP31879-04 00
PI
Global Health Research and Training in Malaria and Cholera: Opportunities for Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2014–2021Career
K24AI110732-05
PI
Endothelial Progenitor Cells and the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Malaria
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2011–2017
R01AI074622-04 EW
PI
Endothelial progenitor cells and malaria pathogenesis
NINDS · 2005–2008 · via NIH RePORTER
R21NS054243-02
PI
MECHANISMS OF MALARIA SEXUAL STAGE GENE EXPRESSION
NIAID · 2000–2005 · via NIH RePORTER
R01AI046494-04

News mentions

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Weill Cornell Medicine Wins Seventh Straight HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion
November 12, 2024
Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, for the seventh consecutive year.
Awards & Honors: February 2024
February 29, 2024
Awards, honors and achievements for the month of February.
Weill Cornell Medicine Receives Sixth Consecutive HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion
October 12, 2023
For the sixth consecutive year, Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, which recognizes the institution’s exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Class of 2027 Launches Medical Journey with White Coats
August 16, 2023
Nick Rosenfeld’s passion for medicine is profoundly personal, as is his desire for cultivating enduring relationships with patients.
Weill Cornell Medicine Wins Fourth Consecutive HEED Award
October 18, 2021
Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, making it the fourth year in a row the institution has received the accolade for its exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion.

External relationships

Leadership Roles

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · National Medical Association INC